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20 THE POLITICAL UNITED STATES THE POLITICAL UNITED STATES 21 ENERGY ENERGY Energy

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1/Check out the spread about energy distribution in the United States! More atlases from Find your state on the map—what kind of energy is available in your state? National Geographic Kids Is it mostly renewable or nonrenewable?

2/When you’ve answered the questions above, grab a parent or another adult and go to http://epa.gov/power-profiler#/RFCE. There you can enter your zip code (remember: have a parent’s permission for this part) to see what kind of sources your electricity comes from. You can also see emission rates in your area compared with the national average. How does your area compare with the rest of the country on CO2 emissions?

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22 THE POLITICAL UNITED STATES THE POLITICAL UNITED STATES 23 THE NATIONAL THE NATIONAL CAPITAL The National Capital CAPITAL

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based on the shield in George G G EO EO RG RG Washington’s E E W DISTRICT W OF COLUMBIA. A A SH SH family coat IN IN G G T T OriginallyO on Oboth sides of KEEPER OF HISTORY. The Smithsonian of arms. N N M M MARYLAND E E Potom M M a O O c the PotomacR River,R the Institution, the world’s largest museum, is actually IA IA L L P P A A R R K K city returnedW land toW made up of 19 museums. Established in 1846, the A A Y Y

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3/Now turn to the map of the national capital. This is where National More atlases from Geographic Headquarters is located! It’s just north of Farragut Square National Geographic Kids (but it’s not on this map). Try this activity with a parent or sibling:

a.Pretend you’re visiting the National Museum of Natural History between Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive. (Hint: It’s one of the red blocks on the National Mall.) You have just exited the building onto Constitution Ave and you want to guide your party to the Smithsonian American Art Museum. b.Write down directions for your parent to follow, but don’t tell them where they are supposed to be going.

c.Give them the map and the directions and let them figure out where you sent them. Don’t forget to start your directions with which way they should head on Constitution Avenue.

4/You can try this a couple more times.

lNavigate from the Smithsonian American Art Museum to the National Air and Space Museum (also one of the red blocks on the National Mall).

lNavigate from the National Air and Space Museum to Union Station.

lNavigate from Union Station to the White House.

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10 THE PHYSICAL UNITED STATES THE PHYSICAL UNITED STATES 11 CLIMATE CLIMATE Climate

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5/Have you ever visited Washington, D.C.? Whether you have or haven’t, More atlases from now is your chance to plan your dream trip to the nation’s capital! Plan out National Geographic Kids two days of activities for yourself and your family. Make sure to map your route between each of your destinations, and keep in mind that the Smithsonian and all its museums close around 5:30p.m. every day. Where will you go first?

For an extra challenge, grab a parent or another adult and use www.wmata.gov to map out the buses and metro trains you should take to your destinations. 6/Let’s talk climates! The United States includes every major climate type. Compare the political map to the climate map and try to figure out where you live. What type of climate do you live in?

Can you figure out what kind of climate these cities are located in?

a)Washington, D.C. b)Miami, Florida c)Minneapolis, Minnesota d)Albuquerque, New Mexico

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14 THE POLITICAL UNITED STATES THE PHYSICAL UNITED STATES 15 POLITICAL MAP POLITICAL MAP The Political United States

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7/ Let’s take a look at the political map. Check out the top where the time More atlases from zones are labeled. As you can see, if it’s noon (12 p.m.) in New York (in the National Geographic Kids time zone all the way to the right), then it’s 9 a.m in Los Angeles, California.

a)If you live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and want to call a friend in Denver, Colorado, at noon their time, when will you pick up the phone in your time zone?

b)A friend from Lewiston, Idaho wants to meet you in an online game at 10:00AM their time. If you live in Chicago, Illinois, what time is that for you?

c)You live in Anchorage, Alaska and want to text a friend in Raleigh, North Carolina, but their mom takes away their phone at 9 p.m. every night. It’s 6 p.m. where you are. Will your friend get the text tonight?

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